Administration Assistant - Coffs Harbour Youth Justice Community Office

NSW Department of Communities and Justice; Coffs Harbour; Vor Ort; AUD 78.000 - 85.000; Vollzeit

Benefits dieser Stelle

Health & Wellbeing programs

Training & development opportunities

Competitive pay & conditions

Zusammenfassung

The NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Coffs Harbour Youth Justice Community Office is seeking an Administration Assistant to provide front-line reception and admin support. You will handle client enquiries, process documents, and assist with purchasing and financial tasks to maintain efficient daily operations.

Applicants must meet WWCC requirements and be able to support a range of administrative activities, including coordinating meetings and events within a busy community office

Qualifikationen

• WWCC clearance is required for roles with client access.
• Ability to handle reception duties and client enquiries with professionalism.
• Experience with routine administrative systems and records.

Aufgaben

• Act as a reception point of contact for staff and clients.
• Perform administrative tasks including word processing, data entry, and correspondence.
• Assist with purchasing, invoice processing, petty-cash and timesheet tasks.
• Monitor store supplies and equipment, and support meetings and events.
• Contribute to projects and research as required.

Kenntnisse

Reception

Administrative support

Data entry

Word processing

Purchasing

Meeting coordination

Tools

Word processing

Data entry

Invoice processing

Purchasing

Scheduling

Jobbeschreibung

Administration Assistant - Coffs Harbour Youth Justice Community Office

NSW Department of Communities and Justice – Coffs Harbour NSW

Coffs Harbour Youth Justice Community Office

Youth justice

Ongoing Full-Time

Clerk Grade 1/2 Salary ($78,000- $84,799 pa), plus employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading

This is a targeted recruitment. While all applicants are welcome, preference will be given to candidates who meet the established standards of the role and are of Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait islander descent. This is because the Department acknowledges this lived experience contributes a perspective valuable to our work with this community.

Your role

Provide administrative and reception services to internal and external clients to support the delivery of quality services for Coffs Harbour Community Office. As an integral part of a team the role is responsible for managing administrative systems and procedures to deliver a high level of administrative and coordination support

What you'll do

• Act as a point of contact performing reception services including telephone and/or counter enquiries from staff and clients and provide a timely and effective information and referral service.
• Undertake a range of administrative services relating to the business, including non-complex client matters, word processing, data entry, preparing correspondence, collating documentation, maintaining electronic and file records and support with meetings and events to support the day-to-day operations of the team.
• Assist with financial and workforce transactional activities including purchasing, invoice processing, petty-cash, time-sheet management adhering to Departmental processes in accordance with relevant practices and standards
• Monitor and maintain store supplies and equipment.
• Assist with projects and research.

What we're looking for

• Working With Children Check (WWCC) clearance for roles with director access to clients/client information

Appointments are subject to reference checks. Some roles may also require the following checks/ clearances:

• National Criminal History Record Check in accordance with the Disability Inclusion Act 2014
• Working with Children Check clearance in accordance with the Child Protection (Working with Children) Act 2012

What We Offer

We offer a variety of benefits, including:

• A challenging and rewarding career
• Flexible, autonomous work environment
• Competitive pay and conditions
• Training and development opportunities to build and maintain capabilities
• Health & Wellbeing and Employee Assistance Programs.

We do work that really matters

Working for the Department of Communities and Justice (DCJ) provides lots of opportunities to make a real difference. We collaborate with other agencies and community partners, to improve lives and realise the potential of children, adults, families and communities. We're focused on breaking, rather than managing, disadvantage. It's work that really matters.

Applications close Sunday, 1st November 2026 at 11:59pm AEST.

For more information about the role or what it's like to work for DCJ, please contact the hiring manager Bobby-Sue.Hill on 0429 307 *** or at **************@dcj.nsw.gov.au

If you've got a question about applying or would benefit from an adjustment in the recruitment process to help you perform at your best (including an alternate method submission of the application), please call Olivia Alipalo on 0477 323 *** or via **************@dcj.nsw.gov.au

Visit Recruitment adjustments on the DCJ website to learn more.

Inclusion and Diversity lies at the heart of how we recruit

We continue to hire great people with a wide variety of skills, experience and backgrounds. This includes people with disability, Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander People, women, people identifying as LGBTIQ+, culturally and linguistically diverse people, carers and other diversity groups.

To find out what DCJ are doing to build an inclusive and diverse workforce, visit Inclusion and diversity on the DCJ website.

Other Information

A talent pool may be created for future ongoing and temporary roles and is valid for a period of up to 18 months.

For more information and advice on applying for roles at DCJ, visit Careers for Aboriginal people.

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